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Making the perfect cup of gourmet coffee

Posted on 02. Apr, 2007 by forouzani.

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Making fine coffee isn’t an art, its a science. Its simple physics and chemistry. Making a perfect cup of coffee requires knowledge and effort (not to mention $$$).
Ingredients
Real coffee coinsures will insist that gourmet coffee consists of only coffee and water. That means no sugar, no milk, no cream, no flavoured syrups, and no whiteners. [...]

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The GSM UMPC finally arrives – HTC Shift

Posted on 26. Mar, 2007 by forouzani.

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Ever since OQO first released their UMPC, I started thinking it would only be a few months before I could get my hands on a phone integrated with a PC which would run a full version of Windows. In that line of thought, I continued endlessly pursuing the only smartphone I could see developing into [...]

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The cost of commuting

Posted on 26. Jan, 2007 by forouzani.

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As a developer, I think one of the most precious things in this world is time. Im sure many others (including non-developers) will agree with me. So today, I decided to calculate how much it costs to commute to work.
It takes me approx. 30mins to drive to work. Friday evenings it takes 45mins. If I [...]

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Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.25%

Posted on 15. Jan, 2007 by forouzani.

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In a surprise move, the Bank of England raised rates by 25 basis points to 5.25% stating that “growth continues at a firm pace” and risks to inflation appear more to the upside. The interest rate in the UK is now at its highest level in over 5 years. The UK economy has shown remarkable [...]

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That time of year

Posted on 03. Dec, 2006 by forouzani.

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Well its near the end of the year again; the time of year that the USD makes violent trending moves with no fundamental support. Over the past few years, EUR/USD has gained strong momentum in November and December (with the exception of 2005). Looking at the chart below shows that this year things seem to be going in the same pattern.

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